Download Daily Report Card The Daily Report Card (DRC) can be a helpful tool to address the classroom behavior problems of children with ADHD. The DRC helps parents and educators collaborate to identify, watch, and improve a student’s classroom behavior. The following steps offer a guide for establishing a successful Daily Report Card. Select the Areas for […]
Using a Routine Checklist
Children and teens with executive functioning problems often struggle to consistently complete routines. One way to help is to use a routine checklist: Try this one and the following procedure to get your child to take ownership of the process. Download Routine Checklist This routine checklist can be used for any number of different routines […]
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Helping Your Child with Impulsivity (Part 1)
Impulsivity involves acting before thinking and is the most misunderstood and most difficult ADHD difficulty to correct. Internationally recognized ADHD expert, Russell Barkley, Ph.D. has argued that response inhibition or impulsivity is the true core deficit in an attention deficit, and he goes on to say that when they named ADHD, they should have called it […]
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How Can I Help My Child with Problem Behaviors?
Parents are encouraged to remember that most impulsive, over-active, and inattentive behaviors seen in children with attention problems are not intentional. They did not cause the chemical reaction in their brain that caused the behavior, but over time, they can learn to control it. With that in mind, it is important to assist children in managing the effects […]
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Using a Behavior Chart
This behavior chart can be used to encourage your child to change and develop all kinds of behaviors. Here are some suggestions on how to use this tool: Involve your child in decisions about the target behaviors and the rewards to be earned: this will help her take ownership of the process. Sit down with […]
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Three-Steps to Successful Transitions
As I say in my bio, I am truly a fellow struggler! The same day I first posted this item in February 2010, my four-year-old daughter had a full-blown crying, screaming, jelly-legs, you’re-gonna-have-to-carry-me-outta-here temper tantrum during a transition at a local mall. Transitioning from one activity to another can be an ongoing struggle! This is especially […]
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Tips for Dealing with Transitions at School
It is important that your child’s educators are aware of the struggles she has during transitions and non-structured situations. If they are aware, teachers can positively cue and target transition activities when your child needs extra support and assistance to be successful. Suggestions for transitions at home can easily be adapted for school. If your child struggles […]
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Six Tips for Dealing with Changes in Routine
Change is hard! Because they thrive on routine, many children with attention difficulties struggle to cope with changes in their daily routines. Resulting behaviors can vary from thunderous silence to a screaming-banshee temper-tantrum. If your child struggles with changes in her routine, try these five suggestions: (1) Keep her daily schedule visible and up-to-date so she […]
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Nine Steps for Structuring Multiple-Step Tasks for Success
Here’s a profound thought: By their very nature, multiple-step tasks include multiple opportunities for one to get “off-task.” This is especially true for those of us who are prone to getting “off-task” in the first place. For example, we set out to clean our room, but in the process, we find an old bag of balloons we […]
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Nine Tips to Help Your Child Follow Directions
Recently, I asked Michelle, a smart girl who has attention challenges, what makes school so difficult for her. She thought for a second, and enthusiastically responded, “My imagination!” I could not have said it better! Much to the chagrin of our loved ones, the imaginations of children (and adults) with attention challenges often get us off […]
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Principles for Using Natural and Logical Consequences
I wish I could take credit for inventing natural and logical consequences. This parenting tool has been around a lot longer than I have, but I have seen its miraculous impact on families. Here are some key principles for making it work for you. Set your child up for success. Before using natural and logical […]
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